Ngomhla wesi-7 kweyoMnga, iBritish Iron and Steel Association yathi kwingxelo yayo amaxabiso aphezulu ombane kunamanye amazwe aseYurophu aya kuba nefuthe elibi ekutshintsheni kweshishini lesinyithi laseBritane elisebenzisa ikhabhoni ephantsi. Ngenxa yoko, le nhlangano icele urhulumente waseBritane ukuba anciphise iindleko zakhe zombane.
Ingxelo ithi abavelisi bentsimbi baseBritane kufuneka bahlawule iindleko zombane ezingaphezulu ngama-61% kunabalingani babo baseJamani, kunye neendleko zombane ezingaphezulu ngama-51% kunabalingani babo baseFransi.
“Kunyaka ophelileyo, umsantsa werhafu yombane phakathi kwe-UK kunye neYurophu iphela uphantse waphindwa kabini,” utshilo uGareth Stace, umlawuli jikelele weBritish Iron and Steel Institute. Ishishini lesinyithi aliyi kukwazi ukutyala imali eninzi kwizixhobo ezintsha ezisebenzisa umbane kakhulu, kwaye kuya kuba nzima ukufikelela kutshintsho olusebenzisa ikhabhoni ephantsi.”
Kubikwa ukuba ukuba isithando somlilo esisebenza ngamalahle e-UK siguqulwa sibe zizixhobo zokwenza intsimbi ye-hydrogen, ukusetyenziswa kombane kuya kwanda ngama-250%; ukuba siguqulwa sibe zizixhobo zokwenza intsimbi ye-arc yombane, ukusetyenziswa kombane kuya kwanda ngama-150%. Ngokwexabiso lombane langoku e-UK, ukusebenza kushishino lokwenza intsimbi ye-hydrogen kweli lizwe kuya kubiza phantse iipawundi ezingama-300 ezigidi ngonyaka (malunga ne-US $398 yezigidi ngonyaka) ngaphezulu kunokusebenza kushishino lokwenza intsimbi ye-hydrogen eJamani.